Fire destroys another warehouse in eastern China a week after deadly explosions in Tianjin
No injuries are reported, but it is still not known what was stored in the building, and how the blaze started
PUBLISHED : Friday, 21 August, 2015, 4:15pm
UPDATED : Friday, 21 August, 2015, 4:43pm
Kathy Gao
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A warehouse in Hefei, Anhui province caught fire at noon on Thursday. There were no injuries. Photo: Cnr.cn
There has been another warehouse fire in eastern China, state media reported on Thursday afternoon.
The blaze, in Hefei city in Anhui province, caused no casualties but comes just a week after a chemical warehouse explosions in the port of Tianjin killed 116 and injured 677, with 65 still missing.
The Hefei warehouse blaze broke out after noon and quickly spread to a neighbouring express transit station and a nearby paint warehouse, Anhuinews.com reported
The report did not say how extensive the damage was to the other facilities. However, the Hefei Fire Brigade’s said on its official weibo account the fire destroyed an area of more than 700 square metres.
It is unclear what was stored at the warehouse or what caused the fire.
Ten teams of firefighters and 21 fire trucks were sent to the scene and the fire brigade said the fire was under control within an hour. However, the warehouse was smouldering for at least two hours and the thick plumes of smoke drew many onlookers, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Authorities are investigating the cause.
Firemen battle the warehouse blaze in Hefei. Investigators were trying to find out what was stored in the building and how the fire broke out. Photo: Cnr.cn
